TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Association of strength of community service to personal wellbeing
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Macilvaine, W. Rodman
A1  - Nelson, Lindsay A.
A1  - Stewart, Jeanette A.
A1  - Stewart, William C.
SP  - 577
EP  - 582
VL  - 50
IS  - 5
N2  - To assess the impact of community service on personal wellbeing in a mid-west church-based population. A prospective survey evaluating: self-reported community service, the perceived benefit of the service and its association to personal wellbeing. 309 participants were included of whom 92 % were employed full or part time, homemakers or students. Those who served in some capacity had better scores on five Wellbeing questions including: contentment, peace, joy, purpose and community acceptance (P < 0.02), but not better self-perceived mental or physical health (P > 0.05). People who served had a better combined Wellbeing score than those who could not serve (P = 0.03). A higher number of hours served/week was associated with better Global Wellbeing (P = 0.02). The greatest perceived benefit of service was related to enhancing wellbeing of others and the service organization itself (P < 0.0001). Church going adults, who are serving in some capacity in their church or community, may demonstrate heightened personal wellbeing compared to those who are not assisting others.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-013-9660-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -